He Is The All-time Leading Goalscorer For Argentina

When Messi entered as a substitute in the 74th minute of Argentina's second game against Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he made history by becoming the youngest player to represent Argentina at a FIFA World Cup. In addition, his final goal in their 6–0 triumph made him the youngest scorer of the competition and the sixth-youngest in World Cup history. Messi did not participate in Argentina's quarterfinal loss against Germany. Argentina was eliminated by Germany in the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Messi was named one of the top 10 players in the tournament by FIFA, despite the fact that he didn't score any goals during the competition because he largely served as the facilitator.

Lionel Messi, then 24 years old, was named captain of the Argentine national team in 2011. He equaled Gabriel Batistuta's record for most goals scored in a calendar year for Argentina in 2012 with 12 goals in 9 games for Argentina. Additionally, with 70 goals in 138 games, Lionel Messi is Argentina's all-time best scorer as of 2019.